SU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Fateh Muhammad Burfat has taken a serious notice of the recent leakage of BA, BSc and BCom papers that were scheduled at the varsity's affiliated colleges and has formed high-powered inquiry committees to ascertain hands behind this heinous incident and to impart severe punishment to those who are guilty of this gross misconduct.
As per details provided in this context, two separate committees will be carrying out individual independent investigations in the matter, to identify the culprits and recommend punishments.
The first committee is headed by the Vice Chancellor, Dr Burfat himself and comprises Pro-Vice Chancellor SU Campus Badin Prof Dr Muhammad Siddique Kalhoro, Focal Person SU Campus Tharparkar Prof Dr Muhammad Saleem Chandio and Director SU Institute of Business Administration Prof Dr Imamuddin Khoso as its members. Whereas, the other committee on the parallel lines is led as Convener by Dean SU Faculty of Pharmacy Prof Dr Abdullah Dayo with the addition of Regional Director Colleges Hyderabad region Prof Imam Ali Mirza, Regional Director Colleges Mirpurkhas region Prof Mirchand Oad, Principal Government Ghazali Degree College Prof Rasheed Ahmed Memon and SU Registrar Sajid Qayoom Memon as its members.
Dr Burfat termed the incident tragic, saying it was a lowly intrigue to smear the image of the Alma Mater, which he resolved would be dealt with an iron hand through a telling response. He said, "I am well cognizant of both the severity and the sensitivity of the issue and pledge an immediate result-oriented probe and stringent exemplary punishment to those unearthed as 'involved' in this appalling occurrence."
Dr Burfat added that the examination department of the Varsity was working fast in follow-up and the revised schedule for the postponed papers would shortly be issued; and that a fully fool-proof mechanism for transaction of question papers to the examination centres ie affiliated colleges was also being prepared to plug all prospects of any possible future mischief or error.
Dr Burfat asserted that only foes of youth and smooth dissemination of education would come to commit such academic atrocity; but their ulterior motives to sabotage the image of Sindh University would be foiled by the varsity's faculty, administration, employees, students and the civil society through collective effort.